What is an Artifact?
What is the KEY WORD when identifying an artifact?
PEOPLE!!!
Artifacts made from plants, animals, bones
Organic Artifacts
Remains of living things
Fossil
Artifacts before the culture began writing
Prehistoric
T/F- Archeological Fakes are a BIG problem in museums
True
Objects made, used, or changed by humans.
Artifacts
Artifacts made from tools, pottery, metal, etc
Inorganic Artifacts
Remains of things that were made
Artifact
Created by societies with written records.
Historical Artifacts
T/F An Archeologist not knowing the difference between real or fake could change the course of history!
True
Archeology and artifacts can be compared to what past time?
A puzzle
Generally less likely to survive for extended periods of time
Organic Artifacts
Examples include bone, teeth, shells, etc.
Examples include ships' log books, inventories, diaries, maps, and even photographs
Historical
This is the true original object
Relic
True/ False- an artifact includes something as small as a button from a shirt, to larger items such as a doghouse.
True
Tend to make up the majority of artifacts found
Can date back to beginning of Earth
Fossils
Examples include stone tools, projectile points, and bone carvings
Prehistoric Artifacts
This is a reproduction of the original
Replica
How old must something be in order to be considered an artifact?
25 years!
True/ False- decayed organic artifacts may still leave their imprint in the soil
True
Studied in History and Archeology
Artifacts
Are a little easier for archeologists to interpret
Historical
A replica of an original artefact made with the sole purpose of deceiving others
Artefake